average league pace each decade in

average league pace each decade in
1970s NBA 1980s NBA 1990s NBA 2000s NBA 2010s NBA 2020s NBA 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 106.14 101.54 93.77 91.36 94.55 99.08
LEAGUE DECADE PACE GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF
NBA 1970s 106.14 9,758 241.3 106.5 46.9 24.4 9.1 4.9 20.1 43.0 92.2 46.7 20.5 27.1 75.6 2,354,520 1,039,691 458,092 238,132 89,017 47,474 196,509 242,299
NBA 1980s 101.54 18,942 241.6 109.3 43.8 25.8 8.8 5.4 17.9 43.1 88.8 48.5 1.0 3.5 28.9 22.1 29.1 75.8 4,575,630 2,070,271 829,113 488,906 166,519 101,748 338,999 472,336
NBA 1990s 93.77 21,868 241.7 101.3 42.3 23.5 8.4 5.1 15.8 38.6 83.2 46.4 4.0 11.4 34.7 20.0 26.8 74.6 5,285,420 2,214,848 925,671 513,246 184,434 112,584 345,402 497,206
NBA 2000s 91.36 24,190 241.8 96.9 41.9 21.5 7.6 4.9 14.7 36.2 80.6 44.9 5.6 15.7 35.6 18.9 25.1 75.4 5,849,700 2,344,829 1,014,419 519,367 183,462 119,490 355,647 531,581
NBA 2010s 94.55 24,118 241.8 102.2 43.0 22.3 7.6 4.9 14.3 38.2 83.9 45.6 8.2 23.1 35.6 17.6 23.1 76.0 5,831,020 2,465,808 1,036,059 537,564 184,101 117,905 345,449 489,498
NBA 2020s 99.08 11,658 241.5 112.7 44.1 25.2 7.5 4.9 14.0 41.4 88.5 46.8 12.5 34.7 36.1 17.4 22.4 77.8 2,815,920 1,314,107 513,960 293,750 87,647 56,594 162,690 229,202
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NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64 18 .780
2
Knicks Knicks
50 32 .610 14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49 33 .598 15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48 34 .585 16.0
5
Magic Magic
47 35 .573 17.0
6
Pacers Pacers
47 35 .573 17.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0
6
Suns Suns
49 33 .598 8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
4/22
PHX PHX
@
MIN MIN
93-105
Sun
4/21
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
101-104
Sun
4/21
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
99-101
Sun
4/21
ORL ORL
@
CLE CLE
86-96
Sat
4/20
NOP NOP
@
OKC OKC
92-94

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
4/23
IND IND
@
MIL MIL
8:30 PM
Tue
4/23
DAL DAL
@
LAC LAC
10:00 PM
Wed
4/24
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Wed
4/24
NOP NOP
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Thu
4/25
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM